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At Mercian we offer a variety of ‘outdoor’ courses which are predominantly field-based.


Current schools include:







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Topographic Survey Training course in Sherwood Forest

Click on the links above to view each training course in turn and follow links to the individual pages to see which course most suits your requirements and preference

Geophysical Survey Training course at Codnor Castle



Total Station Survey at King John's Palace in Sherwood Forest

In archaeology the ability to measure the location of a site, artefact, or earthwork is essential.

Nowadays many archaeological sites use either GPS or Total Station for site survey. Differential GPS can record points of circa 1cm accuracy levels in three dimensions, and can also allow real time ‘on the fly’ measurements to be taken allowing large areas of land to be surveyed. The total station is an electronic theodolite and Electronic Distance Measurer that records point locations by measuring distance and angles.

This course will teach the required skills that are used on excavations and other sites for locating features using GPS and total Station.

The course will also go further to enable participants to learn the complex skills of archaeological topographic survey, recording a site with a combination of both objective and subjective survey methods.

Topographic Survey Training day course aims to help participants learn about the theory, science, uses, methods, logistics, deployment, data collection, data processing, and reporting, behind archaeological topographic surveying.

The course will include a mixture of classroom and field based working. This is a field based training course consisting of hands-on experience backed up by some work in a classroom style environment. YOU will undertake the work in a group and collect real data in the field.


The course will include:


        

Students will meet at at King John’s Palace in Clipstone. The training will take place at the site of the Palace, and a survey will be undertaken in Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve. Full details of the site will be provided nearer the time, but will be within 2 miles of King John’s Palace (transport from the classroom sessions to the field will be provided if required).

The survey training will begin at King John’s Palace, former royal heart of Sherwood Forest, and then move to the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve where earthworks from Medieval Holloways and ridge and furrow to Second World War Military dug-outs will be surveyed.

As well as being a training survey, this course will undertake real archaeological research, mapping and recording earthworks as part of a level two survey of archaeological features as part of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve Archaeological Survey.

Ancient track-way through the Forest

Learning to survey with Total Station at King John’s Palace

As well as offering the best in archaeological training and support, the topographic survey course is tailored towards enabling attendees to fulfil requirements of the Archaeological Skills Passport.

Archaeological Skill Passport

Take your skills to the next level by joining our week long

Topographic Survey Training Course 2021

Kings John’s Palace
and the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire.

Price £250 per person

The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest

The Major Oak legendary hideaway of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest

The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest


2021 Dates:

Week of

11th - 15th October 2021


£250 per person



For more information and to book your place(s) please click here.


Archaeological Geophysics uses a range of instruments and techniques to detect and map variations below the ground surface. These can be interpreted by archaeologists and effectively enable the experienced practitioner to ‘see’ possible archaeological features under the ground.

On this course delegates will undertake geophysical Resistance survey, Magnetometer survey, and Ground Penetrating Radar survey. At the remains of Codnor Castle in Derbyshire.

The course will include a mixture of classroom and field-based working, enabling participants to learn the complex skills of archaeological geophysical survey, through both taught theory and hands-on practical learning.

On this course delegates undertake the work in groups and collect real data in the field.

Delegates will then learn how to download data and how to process it.

There will also be chance to learn about how this data can be used in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software, to produce maps ad plans.


The course will include:

        

Magnetometer Survey

Resistance Survey

Ground Penetrating Radar Survey

Take your skills to the next level by joining our week long

Geophysical Survey Training Course 2021

at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire.

Price £250 per person

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As well as offering the best in archaeological training and support, the geophysical survey training course is tailored towards enabling attendees to fulfil requirements of the Archaeological Skills Passport.

Archaeological Skill Passport


2021 Dates:

Week of

17th - 21st May 2021


£250 per person



For more information and to book your place(s) please click here.

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*Please note that while aspects of this course will be in-depth, attendance on the course will not qualify delegates to work as an archaeological surveyor; no matter how high the quality of tuition a week long course cannot substitute for the years of experience, training and knowledge required.



*Please note that while aspects of this course will be in-depth, attendance on the course will not qualify delegates to work as an archaeological geophysicist; no matter how high the quality of tuition a week long course cannot substitute for the years of experience, training and knowledge required.



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